# What Are the Benefits of Upgrading to Stripe's newer Payment APIs?

Our newer APIs (Payment Intents and Checkout Sessions) provide simplified, unified payment solutions supporting global integrations for all payment methods. These APIs give you access to our optimized payment surfaces like Payment Element and Checkout, which offer:
* Access to more than 100 global payment methods when using the Payment Element
* Ability to run A/B tests for payment methods to understand their impact across conversion, average order value, cost, and share of wallet, right from the Stripe Dashboard
* Compatibility with Link for one-click checkout, Radar for fraud protection, and Terminal for in-person payments